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Monday, August 6, 2012
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Vargas does distance, but O’s top M’s
August 6, 2012 in Sports BALTIMORE – Jason Vargas went the distance, kept the Baltimore Orioles scoreless after the second inning and didn’t issue a walk. Unfortunately, Chris Tillman was even better. Tillman took a …
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Indians open road trip with loss to S-K
August 6, 2012 in Sports SALEM, Ore. – The Spokane Indians opened a five-game series with Salem-Keizer with their third consecutive loss, falling 4-2 to the Volcanoes in Northwest League action Monday night.
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IB program booted from Coeur d’Alene School District
August 6, 2012 in Idaho A controversial advanced learning program for high school students will be pulled from the Coeur d’Alene School District. 13
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Cougs move around to maximize talent
August 6, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – A running back is working with the receivers, and two players expected to play receiver are practicing with the defensive backs. For this time of year – preseason … 1
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Camper crashes off T.J. Meenach Bridge
August 6, 2012 in City Two people were rescued today after a pickup truck and camper went over an embankment at T.J. Meenach Bridge in northwest Spokane. 11
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NW today: Horse dies in Omak qualifying race
August 6, 2012 in Region OMAK, Wash. — A horse has died after injuring its leg while attempting to qualify for the World Famous Suicide Race at the Omak Stampede, according to The Omak-Okanogan County … 6
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ND likely to debate medical marijuana proposal
August 6, 2012 in Health North Dakota voters are likely to have a chance this fall to decide whether marijuana may be used legally as a pain reliever, an option the Legislature has never addressed …
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Driver fleeing police causes head-on crash
August 6, 2012 in City, News A Spokane Valley man fleeing police in his Volvo crashed head-on into a car on Sullivan Road Sunday evening, injuring two people. 16
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Chelan fire grows to 4,000 acres
August 6, 2012 in Region CHELAN, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire that broke out Sunday south of Pateros near Lake Chelan has grown to an estimated 4,000 acres — about six square miles. 1
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Wildfire danger in Eastern Washington
August 6, 2012 in Region SPOKANE — The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for critical wildfire danger in Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon and Northern Idaho. 2
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Officials identify gunman in Sikh temple shooting
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World OAK CREEK, Wis. — Officials today identified the gunman they say killed six people inside a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as a 40-year-old Army veteran. 14
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Gunman kills six people in Wisconsin Sikh temple
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 OAK CREEK, Wis. – An unidentified gunman killed six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee on Sunday in a rampage that left terrified congregants hiding in closets and … 8
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Browne Elementary to get fraction of new sidewalk
August 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 When the Spokane City Council established a new vehicle license fee to pay for street improvements it included money for sidewalks. But the sidewalk allocation this year provided only enough … 6
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Wineries spending $1 million to renovate downtown hall
August 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 One hundred years ago, people in the booming city of Spokane gathered at fraternal clubs to socialize. The Foresters of America Hall at Pacific Avenue and Browne Street, built in … 5
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Murray dominates Federer for gold
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WIMBLEDON, England – Andy Murray stood with the Union Jack draped over his shoulders, an Olympic gold medal around his neck, flanked by the man he had just beaten, Roger … 4
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Thousands of fish killed by warming streams
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LINCOLN, Neb. – Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly …
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Many wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Oklahoma
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 OKLAHOMA CITY – Many Oklahomans forced to leave their homes because of raging wildfires were being allowed to return Sunday, despite some fires continuing to burn and emergency shelters remaining …
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Accuracy watch
August 6, 2012 in Idaho on Page A2 For 08-06-2012
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New NASA landing technique succeeds
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 PASADENA, Calif. – In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater …
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Hiroshima marks 67th anniversary
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 TOKYO – Hiroshima marked the 67th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack today with a call for the elimination of nuclear arsenals. About 50,000 people gathered in Hiroshima’s … 13
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NASA counting down
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 PASADENA, Calif. – The most high-tech rover NASA has ever designed was speeding toward Mars Sunday to attempt an acrobatic landing on the planet’s surface. The Curiosity rover was poised … 1
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In brief: Shooting may have been attempted mercy kill
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 AKRON, Ohio – A 66-year-old man entered a hospital intensive care unit and shot his 65-year-old wife while standing at her bedside, Ohio police said. Akron police Capt. Dan Zampelli …
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Boy Scout files reveal repeat abuse, report says
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – For nearly a century, the Boy Scouts of America has relied on a confidential blacklist known as the “perversion files” as a crucial line of defense against … 5
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Arnold spent nights in brig for pumping
August 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Arnold Schwarzenegger was so eager to start his bodybuilding career that he briefly ended up in an Austrian military brig, the actor and former California governor said Friday. He was …
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